New World Library cofounder Shakti Gawain is a pioneer in the field of personal development. As a bestselling author and renowned teacher of consciousness for over twenty-five years, she has assisted thousands of people all over the world in developing greater awareness, balance, and wholeness in their lives.

We are excited to announce that Shakti’s three bestselling books, Creative Visualization, Living in the Light, and Developing Intuition, are now available in an unsurpassed collection as a new interactive ebook from Mango Media. The Shakti Gawain Essentials transcends the limitations of a physical book and presents Shakti’s passion and knowledge in a more personal and engaging way, including video interviews with Shakti, engaging audio, helpful infographics, and easy-to-scroll text.(READ MORE)

Have you ever noticed that the same type of character keeps showing up in your life and pushing all your buttons? These people may look nothing alike or even share the same gender, but they keep presenting you with more or less the same frustrations and issues. Or perhaps it’s not a certain person but a negative situation that you always find yourself struggling with. Why do these characters and situations keep appearing in your storyline?

If we look at life as a story, these characters and situations are the antagonists of our narrative — and while we may not like or appreciate them, they play an instrumental role in shaping our plotlines and our character. The antagonists are the personal trainers who push us beyond perceived limitations to develop flabby, underutilized emotional muscles. As with a personal trainer, we might swear at them through gritted teeth. But if we read between the lines, the antagonist is just helping us build inner strength.

When we acknowledge and even confront our negative feelings, we are plunging right into the heart of tantric practice. That’s our meditation. And that’s what I’m inviting you to do — right now, right at the start of this journey into tantra.

Many people don’t dare confront their negative feelings, because they feel they would hurt somebody or be destructive in some way if they did. One man at a seminar once went so far as to say that if he plunged into his feelings, he might rape hundreds of women and kill hundreds of men! But there are skillful ways to get into your feelings — ways that don’t hurt others, or yourself. Many of the practices and processes in Tantra for the West deal with these methods.(READ MORE)